Paper pad frame



G. L. BECKSTROM v PAPER PAD FRAME Filed Dec. 7, 1944 April 26, 1949.

@v m. @l uw Patented Apr. 26, 1949 PAPER PAD FRAME Garfield L.Beckstrom, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Autopoint Company, Chicago, Ill.,a corporation of Illinois Application December 7, i944, Serial No.567,05*?4 14 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a frame for holding a paper pad or thelike,and. may be used on a desk, table or other suitable place for holding apad of paper sheets for memorandum purposes, a pad of calendar sheets, apad of sheets with reference data, or a paper pad for any otherpurposes.

Among the objects of my invention is to provide a desk pad framepossessing the above mentioned advantages, and being of 'pleasing andattractive appearance and easy and economical to manufacture.

Another object isI to provide novel means for securing the paper pad inthe frame and enabling quick and easy application of the pad to, andre*- :noval of the same from, the frame.

A further object is to provide novel means for firmly securing the upperclamping plate to the frame, which frame is of plastic or otherornamental material.

Other objects, advantages and capabilities, inherently possessed by myinvention, will later more fully appear.

My invention further resides in the combination, construction andarrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andvwhile I haveshown therein a preferred embodiment, I Wish it understoodthat the same is susceptible ci modification and change withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. i. is a side edge elevation of a paper pad frame and paper pad,embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of Fig. 1 with portions en away for the sakeof clearness.

. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on the .-3 of Fig. 2.

. a is a iront elevation looking toward the hand side oi Fig. 2.

5 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, ;aper pad and associatedparts detached v he frame.

5l is' an enlarged fragmentary vertical longitudinal section taken onthe line -S of Fig. 2.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, my .invention comprises a heador main body portion i within which is secured an upper plate 2 ofnieta-l or othei` durable material having a pair or ot er suitablenumber) of c'ountersunk openings in which are mounted. the tapered heads#i ci threaded rods or pins 5, onv the' threads i5 of each of which pinsis threadably mounted a wing nut l, these pins passing through holes 8in the bottom plate 97 and the wing nuts bearagainst thel lower face ofthe bottom plate to clamp a pad l0 of sheets of paper or the likebetweenthe upper plate 2 and the bottom plate il when the wing nuts aretightened against the bottom plate. While for illustrative purposes onlyhave shown and described the elements 5I as threaded pins having wingnuts I- wish it understood that other for-msy of tightening elements maybe used as are ad'apated to the purpose intended.

The head or body portion I is preferably formed of either thermoplasticor thermosetting plastic material, but ii desired may be formed ot anyother ornamental material suitable to thepurpose intended. It islconstructedy with adepending portion or portions Il oia suitable lengththe bottom end or ends of which rest upon the desk, table, or othersupporting surface a. For ornamental purposes, and'y to prevent. theundesirable entry underneath. thereof of objects, the head l is formedwith a wall l2 extending between the depending portions Il. If it shouldbe desired to omit the depending portions tl as individual parts, I wishit understood that the wall- I'2 may be extended downwardly in anydesired shape to rest upon the desk, table or the like to proviole thedesired support and height for the de.-

vice.

Extendng forwardly from the depending portions Hv and the wall I2, is anupper cover portion I3 having side cheeks lli, one on each side,provided with forwardly extending side walls l5, one on each side,spaced apart laterally ar distance to readily receive therebetween oneend of the pack I@ of paper sheets referred. to generally herein as apaper pad. Each of the side cheeks it' on the inner side at the junctureof the side cheeks and the cover portion i3 is formed' with a slot orgroove lG-H as shown in Figs. 2 and 4e, to receive the side edges l-S-IQof the upper' plate 2 to hold the latter and the paper pad securedthereto in proper position laterally and vertically with relation to thehead or body portion l. Plate 2 is formed along the upper rear edgevwith an elongated burr or' slight upstandi-ng lian-gozo, which is shownsomewhat exaggerated in the drawings for the sake of clearness. When thehead portion l is formed of plastic material the plate 2, with the rodsorpins 5 in pl'ace'therein, is forced into place by sliding the edgesylof-t8 rearwardly in the grooves Hi-I'l and forcing the burr or ange 20along the under surface ofthe cover i3: while the plastic materialisstill green or uncured (as it would be when freshly removed iromthemold?) and before the plastic head` has shrunk tof its position.. When.the plate' 2- reaches its limit of movement the burr or slight flange 2Bwill jump into the groove or notch 2l formed in the plastic material ofthe head I, as in Fig. 6. As soon as the plastic material has completedits shrinking and reached its final set the burr or flange 20 will bermly seated in the groove 2| and the plate 2 thus securely anchored inplace with the rods, pins, or other pad securing means extendingdownwardly to receive the paper sheets of the pad, which sheets haveregistering holes so that these pins or the like may be passed throughthe said holes and the pad secured to the frame by tightening the wingnuts 'I againsty the bottom plate 9 which has corresponding holes and ispositioned at the bottom of the pad.

The bottom plate 9 is formed of any desirable material such as Masonite,metal, wood, impregnated wood, composition board, or other suitablematerial. The respective sheets of the pad, when desired, may be removedby tearing them off along the adjacent forward lower edge of the plate2. If preferred the sheets may each have an open slot extending to theirrear edge from each of the holes receiving the pins and the wing nutsadjusted with suicient slack in the pins to normally hold the sheets ofpaper in position in the frame and yet permit them to be individuallyremoved by a forward pull, the wing nuts being adjusted from time totime as desired to give the desired gripping action to the sheets. Whenthe sheets are torn oi as suggested above, it will not be necessary tofurther adjust the wing nuts for that pad as the stub ends will remainin place to maintain the gripping action on the pad. When a new pad isto be inserted the wing nuts, or other fastening means, will be removed,a new pad inserted, and the fastening means again tightened.

As seen in Figs. 1 and 3 the head l is of sufficient height that whenthe pad is assembled therein the rear or adjacent portion of the pad andwing nuts will be above and clear the surface a of the desk or the like,while the lower forward edge of the pad will rest thereon, which willposition the upper surface of the pad at such inclination as to make itreadily available an-d convenient for reading or writing purposes.

From the above it is seen that when once assembled the upper plate 2remains in the head I and the pins 5, or other fastening means, remainin the plate 2. This enables a quick removal of a used pad from theframe, and the quick and easy insertion of a new pad therein.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A paper pad frame comprising a head for resting upon a desk, tableand the like, an upper clamping plate disposed within and secured to thehead, supporting means on the upper clamping plate concealed within thehead, a bottom plate for receiving thereon a pad of paper sheetspositioned on said supporting means between said plates, and means forclamping the pad between the plates, said supporting means comprising apin depending from the upper clamping plate.

2. A desk pad frame comprising a hollow head, an upper clamping platefixed to the underside of the upper wall of the head, a supporting pindepending from the upper clamping plate from below the upper wall forreceiving a pad of paper sheets having registering holes through whichthe supporting pin extends, clamping means on the pin for clamping oneend of the pad in the hollow head, and a lower plate carrying the pad,

4 the clamping means bearing against the lower plate.

3. A frame for supporting a pad of paper sheets, and comprising a hollowhead having in its upper interior a pair of laterally inwardly openinggrooves, a plate whose side edges are mounted in said grooves, means onsaid plate for supporting a pad, said hollow head being formed in itsupper interior with a laterally extending groove, and a projection onthe plate seated in the last mentioned groove.

4. A frame for holding a pad of paper sheets and the like, comprising ahollow head having a cover and side walls, said head being formed withlongitudinally extending inwardly opening grooves in the juncturesbetween the cover and the side walls, a supporting plate having-its sideedges mounted in said grooves', said cover being formed on its innerface with a laterally extending indentation, a projection on the rearedge of the plate seated in the indentation, said plate having acountersunk opening therethrough, a pin having a tapered head seated insaid countersunk opening to have'its adjacent outer end within theconfines of the thickness of the plate, said pin being adapted toreceive a pad of paper sheets, and pad-clamping means on the pin.

5. A frame for holding a pad of paper sheets and the like, comprising a,hollow head having a cover and side walls, said head beingjformed withlongitudinally extending inwardly opening grooves in the juncturesbetween the cover and the side walls, a supporting plate having its sideedges mounted in said grooves, said cover being formed on its inner facewith a laterally extending indentation, a projection on the rear edge ofthe plate seated in the indentation, said plate having a countersunkopening therethrough, a pin having a tapered .head seated in 40 saidcountersunk opening to have its adjacent outer end within the connes ofthe thickness of the plate, said pin being adapted'toreceive a pad ofpaper sheets, and pad-clamping means on the pin, said head being formedof plastic material, and a bottom plate against which the pad-clampingmeans bears to clamp a pad between the bottom plate andthe supportingplate.

6. A frame for supporting a pad of paper sheets, comprising a hollowhead formed of a synthetic resinous plastic material and having securedin its upper interior a supporting plate, a depending pin projectingfrom the plate and disposed wholly beneath the head for receiving a padof paper sheets, and means on said pin securing a pad of paper sheets tothe supporting plate.

7. A paper pad frame comprising a head for resting upon a desk, tableand the like, an upper clamping plate disposed within and secured to thehead, supporting means including a depending member on the upperclamping plate concealed within the head, a bottom plate for supportingthereon a pad of paper sheets-v positioned on the depending member, andmeans for retaining the pad upon the depending member and between theplates.

8. A desk pad frame comprising a'hollow head, an upper clamping platefixed to the underside of the upper wall of the head, a supporting pindepending from the upper clamping .plate from a position below the upperwall for receiving a pad of paper sheets having registering holesthrough which the supporting pin extends, and clamping means on the pinfor clamping one end of the pad in the hollow head.

9. A desk pad and frame, comprising a hollow head having on its interiora pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending grooves, an upperclamping plate having its lateral edges positioned in said grooves, saidclamping plate having depending supporting means for receiving a pad ofpaper sheets, and means for clamping one end of the pad upon thesupporting means and against the clamping plate.

10. A desk pad and frame, comprising a hollow head having on itsinterior a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending grooves, anupper clamping plate having its lateral edges positioned in saidgrooves, said clamping plate having depending supporting means forreceiving a pad of paper sheets, a lower plate carrying the pad, andfastening means on the supporting means for clamping one end of the padagainst the clamping plate and positioning and retaining the pad betweenthe lower plate and the clamping plate.

11. A desk pad frame for supporting a pad of paper, comprising a hollowhead for resting on a desk, table and the like, said head having a covermember formed with a longitudinal inwardly opening groove on theinterior of each of its side portions, a clamping plate disposed beneaththe cover member with its side edges mounted in the grooves and havingdepending supporting members for receiving an end of the pad beneath theclamping plate, and fastening means on the supporting members forretaining the pad in the frame and against the clamping plate.

12. A desk pad frame for supporting a pad of paper, comprising a hollowhead for resting on a desk, table and the like, said head having a covermember formed with a longitudinal inwardly opening groove on theinterior of each of its side portions, a clamping plate disposed beneaththe head with its side edges mounted in the grooves and having dependingmembers for receiving an end of the pad, and means on the dependingmembers for securely but removably clamping the end of the pad on thesemembers and against the clamping plate.

13. A frame for holding a pad of paper sheets and the like, comprising ahollow head having side Walls spaced apart a distance to receive one endof a pad, a supporting plate positioned within the hollow head andsecurely mounted on the side walls, and depending projections on theplate and wholly disposed within the head for receiving and holding thepad.

14. A frame for holding a pad of paper sheets and the like, comprising ahollow head having side walls spaced apart a distance to receive one endof a pad, a supporting plate positioned within the hollow head andengaging the side walls, means for anchoring the supporting plate in theside walls, and depending supporting members on the plate and whollydisposed within the head for receiving and securely retaining the pad inthe frame.

GARFIELD L. BECKSTROM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,468,650.Apri1 26, 1949.

GARFIELD L. BECKSTROM It s hereby certified that error appears in theprinted specification of the above numbered patent requiring correctionas follows:

Column 4, line 5, claim 3, after the Word laterally insert spaced;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correctiontherein that the same may conform to the record of the ease in thePatent Office.

Signed and sealed this 11th day of October, A. D. 1949.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant 'ommissz'oner of Patents.

